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www.iltanet.org 7. Are your financial operations centralized or distributed? 15% 85% 85% Centralized in our main office 15% Distributed across multiple offices 0% Centralized in our branch office 10. How many finance professionals work primarily in a branch office? 16.62 Average or of 10 responses 11. Describe the reporting relationship for finance professionals working in branch offices: 8. If your firm's finance staff work across multiple offices, which of the following best describe that environment compared to a single office location? # of Responses Finance in a multiple location environment operates with smaller staffing contingency per user Finance in a multiple location environment operates with about the same staffing contingency per user Finance in a mutliple location environment operates with larger staffing contingency per user 2 Percentage 25% Report to main office management Report to local administrator Report to both main office management and local administrator Report to Finance Managers 4 50% Primarily report to Finance, Local office manager has some personnel responsibilityl 2 25% 12. In your opinion, which are the most important factors in deciding to place finance professionals in branch offices? 9. Does the Finance Department in your main office provide support to branch offices? 25 Number of users in the branch office Distance from main office/time zone differences Needy or demanding users in branch office consulting assistance in branch office location Other * 1 Yes No * Combined with another firm & kept their accounting staff, Language issues, Specific requirements. Lack of available 0 3 5 7 9 # of Responses 2 0 6 1 1 Percentage 20% 0% 60% 10% 10% 8 ILTA White Paper